We went to a few thrift sales in the Victoria area the past few Saturdays. Though these sales are generally known for crafts (mainly kniting), baked goods, silent auctions of donated services and goods, some of them also have thrift items.
The best one that we've been to is St Aidan's United Church in Saanich whch has a good amount of donated goods for sale (as well as having a thrift shop in the basement).
We went to the Anglican church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Esquimalt (originally a sailor's chapel) which had a small variety of donated goods, as did Christ Church cathedral (at the church's school). St. Andrew's Presbyterian also had a sale in its Kirk Hall (above the basement thrift shop). Just nothing for us except baked goods. Nothing seems to beat thrift sales at Catholic schools in our experience, or perhaps the area's church congregation demographic is generally older and leaner on world possessions..
To round off the day, we visited Knox presbyterian church in Saanich which hosted a cat rescue society's sale. It would appear that a lot more donations are made for cats than older protestants.
